Typographical composing and distributing machine.



w. E..ELL|0TT. TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED .IULY I5, I913.

1,158,662. I Patented Novf2, 1915.

6 SHEETS-SHEET I.

I ama W. E. ELLIOTT. TYPOGRAPHICAL coIvIPosIIIs AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULYIG, I913.

. 1,158,662. V Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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fliwws I 177m W. E. ELLIOTT. TYPOGRAPHICAILCOMPOSING AND DISTRIBUTHNG MACHINE.

' APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1913.

1,158,662. Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

'SHEETSS HEET 3. M QEAH F 59 43 5mg W. E. ELLIOTT. TYPOGRAPHICAL CUMPOSING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY l6,1913.

' 1,158,652 Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

6 SHEETSSHEET 4- w. E. ELLIOTT.

TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IULY I6, 1913.

1 ,158,662. Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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W. E. ELLIOTT. :TYPOGRAPHlCAL COMPOSING AND D!STRIBUTING MACHINE.

' APPLICATIDN FILED JULY 16, [9!3. 1.,l58,66,

Patented Nov.v 2, 1915.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 6- WILLIAM EIBENEZER ELLIor'r, or LIvEnPoon'E'NeLAND,nssreuon To MEReEit- THALEB LINQTYPE COMPANY. A CORPORATION on NEW YOPJKJ 1 t TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING- AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

To allwhom' it may-concern I it known that' l, WILLIAM EBENEZER :ELLIQTT, a subject of .the King of the United. Kingdom/of Great Britain 'and'lreland, re 5 siding at 1.33 Salisbury road, /Vavertree,

Liverpool, in the county of'Lanoaster, England, have. inventednew and useful Improvements in Typographical Composing and Distributing j'Maohines, of which the following is aspecification.

- .The present invention consists of improvements in typographical composing and 1 distributing machines for display Work,

head lines, and the like, such as the lines of displayed advertisements or of title Pages; the head lines of. news columns in newspapers, or of articles in periodicals or serial magazines; and the like. It is especially' applicable to machines now known commercially under the trade mark Linotype if they have more than one magazine.

Such a machine composes aline in the desired face or .faces, uses it, and then distributes it A patent for the Umtecl'St-ates on a machine so known is No. 436532, September 16th 1890, and it described a machine equipped with a single magazine and a sin-- gle face.

A multiplicity of magazines and of faces, have been added by subsequent patents, In -the machine shown in the above patent were employed matrices from which printin-g bars (now commonly known as slugs)- were to be cast, or of type dies such the invention and this has been done.

as would indent a flong. The former of these two uses, is the only one to which the machine has been actually put; nevertheless, the terms matrix, matrices, are hereinafter to be understood as respectively including type die and type dies.

It follows from the applicability above referred to, that it is advantageous to adopt it as a point of view from which to describe it must be bornein mind that, subject to the-i limiting effect (if any) of theaccompanyi-ng claims, the said invention is not 'limitedfto' machines known commerciallyiu'nder the trade mark'Linotype.

Y? The improved matrices and magazines differ from those of the commercial machine above referred to by the former lying in'andpassing through the latter fiat side up*in'steadof in an edge-upposition- The matrices are further distinguished from those of the said machine by their lugs he- But ing capable of selecting in respect of dis tI'lblltiOIl for set or font, the particular magazlne from which the respective matrices had been composed and into which they must be returned, by reason of the lugs of one font being at a level either higher or lower than that of the lugs of any other font. The invention includes means for separating the matrices in respect of distribution for font-into groups of fonts, by reason of the matrices of one group having flat sides and all the other matrices having grooved sides, both fiat sides and grooved sides cooperating with rails alined with the direction in which the matrices move, whereby the grooved matrices, because they straddle the rails, are separated from the fiat side matrices which cannot so straddle the said rails, into another group of fonts. Thus one depth of grooving and one set of rails effects a separation of all the matrices into two groups of fonts. If separation into a greater number of groups is required, the depth of grooving is increased in each additional group and there is an additional set of rails for each such group,

the sets beingalined with each other in the drop from it into the respective grooves ofa magazine entrance common to all the magazines in the column. Eachof these grooves is twisted through a quarter of a circle so as to turn the matrices from the edge-up position which they have when they yPatente'd'Nov.2,1915. Application as my 16,1913. Serial uo'. "179,409. 5

enter the said entrance, into the on-the-flat one already described.

The total number of magazines may be divided into I groups of convenient size. Thus, a column of eight magazines is advantageously divided into two groups of four magazines each. A matrix issuing from .its groove in the magazine entrance, slides down over the rails toward the magazines of thetop group, if its bottom face is not grooved; but if it is grooved, the grooves straddle the rails, and the matrix slides down toward the magazines of thebottom group. The magazines of a group are distinguished from each other by the level the others.

at which a pair ofledges project inwardly from, the sides of the respective magazine, one ledge from each side and opposite its fellow ledge. The level of any .given pair of ledges is the level of the under side of the magazine-selecting lugs on the matrices belonging to therespective magazine, so that as a matrix comes up to the entrance mouth of itsgr'oup, its lugs will select its proper magazine out of the four otherwise open to it by sliding on to the respective pair of ledges.

A matrix escapement .is of the usual two pawl type adapted to cooperate with the two lugs on one side edge of a matrix, by being wholly within the magazine and pivoted on the side of the respective magazine groove. The front ends of the levers of each set are connected to links working in the well known way in a plane at right angles to the slope of the magazines and through the latter. the links being normally depressed by springs to lock the leading matrices in their respective grooves and having their bottom ends engaging, or being engaged by, the top ends of the usual escapement rods that connect the escapement levers with the keyboard. in the well known way.

Obviously the delivery mouth of only one of the improved magazines may be open at a time. To provide for this, as well as for the optional selection by the operator, of the one to be open, there is a rod extending along the top of each mouth and turning in suitable bearings. This rod carries one or a series of mouth closers for each delivery month. As many pull-and-push rods as there are mouth-closer rods, are arranged in a row near the key board, and there is combined with them, a lazy tongs arrangement of links which makes the (say) pulling out of one of the pull-and-push rods, push in all Each of these rods is connected withits respective mouth-closer rod, by a pinion fast on the respective end of the lat ter and a. third rod sliding in suitable guides and having one end connected with the respective pull-andpush rod by a cam groove on the latter engaging a pin on the respective end of the former, the opposite end of which is in the form. of a rack. such rack engaging the respective pinion, the correlation being such that the actuation of the selected pull-and-push rod makes the respective third rod turn the respective mouthcloser rod to open the respective delivery mouth, at the same time returning the pull-' and-push rod last actuated, closing the de-- livery month last opened, and maintaining all the othenmouths closed.

The assembler entrance is ofany suitable type but it must have a. matrix-turner to put the matrices (which, it will be gathered, drop from their magazines on the flat 6., with what were their top sides to the front) in the usual edge-to-thefront position for entering the assembler. It may also have the usual assembler belt for preventing transposition of matrices.

The invention includes the combination of the above described column of magazines and matrices and the necessary cooperating organs, with a machine of the above described commercial type having its own stationary magazine or magazines and mag zine entrance. When so combined. the distributer bar permuted for ninety different kinds of matrices, is made use of for the matrices in the column of improved magazines. As these matrices lie on the fiat,

- there are only about 30 columns of them, in-

stead of ninety, in a magazine, and they are toothed to drop from the distributer bar at each third permutation. the. magazine entrance being grooved accordingly.

The magazii'ie entrance of the stationary magazine has the usual rocking movement up to and away from the distributer to put it into and out of matrix receiving position with reference thereto. and the magazine entrance to the improved column of magazines has a sliding connection therewith so that it can be moved out of and into matrix-receiving' position. When one is moved into that position. the other is moved out of it and vice versa. These movements are effected simultaneously by suitable linkages worked by a hand lever situated near the keyboard and which latter is common to both the stationary magazine or magazines and the column of. magazines.

There is a second row of escapement rods adjacent to, and, preferably to the rear of the one already mentioned, and there must be a switch for switching this second row into or out of cooperation with the keyboard. This switch consists, preferably. of, for each front and rear escapement rod, a notch in the front rod, a lever on a fixed fulcrum and so shaped that its front end an be engaged in the said notch or disengaged from it while its rear end remains in working contact with the rear rod, and a connection to the said lever near the keyboard, the arrangement being such that when all the levers are engaged with the front rods. the magazine'entrance to the st tionary magazine is in the matriX-receivi ig position and vice versa. Thus, as it ishrough rods of the front row that the key-levers on the keyboard actuate .the rods of" rear row,-the former are always at work and their work is prevented from letting matrices drop from the respective improved magazine when they are not wanted in the composed line, by any suitable type of magazine mouth-closer. connected to, say, the above mentioned hand lever near the-keyboard. v To allow of the stationarymagazine being qu ck changed the column of improved ferns many magazines. These four figa- Ai 32%QgQnMLIMeE l LIged scale. Figs. 5

' takeng together, a sectional side ele- T'rst e.ai a ud asaheybo d, assembler,

-. .-umn;'oflmagazinesand distributer: Fig. 6,

.fe .Sfictignal areas. elevation of the entrances ,.,t o the.;magazines of-an eight magazine ma- 25 -Qhine :sh-qn'ingthegmatrices divided into two ..grpups and each-group subdivided byathe lugsofi {the matricesz'Figs. -7 and 7 together eonstitute ajpartial front elevation of the ;jsaid.;cons uctionaliorm: .Fig. 8, a detail ..plan p,.;the lazy.,tongs arrangement: Figs.

9; and 9itaken together, a sectional side elevration of maehinefequipped with a single stationary ,rnagazine and the invention 7 shown in Figs. Sand .5, but omitting the magazine. mouth closers of the latter; and

Eig. 10 8, detail side elevation of the means by whichgthe@Qllunn of magazines shown in Eigs..5 :and il can: be rocked out of the way whenjit is desired to .quick change a sta- 40 ticna-rymagazine .1, lia-re matrices ofone group and 2, 2'

matrices :of thegother group. They difi e'r Lfrom. theqmatl itssaof the commercial ma- Jchineabove identifiedin the following three respects. Fir'st.,,so long as they are within or! arepa-ssing through their magazines they are on the flatprstandin a flatwise position with their side faces. parallel with the side plates Ofnth magazine, as indicated in Figs. l and, 2 and shownin Figs. 6, 7 and 7* instead-- of edge up. .Seconda certain proportion of the sets or fonts of inatric'essay.

ene-half eiszseparableas a group, from the '1 other fonts, lay-having longitudinal grooves 3, 3, in the bottom'sides of all the matrices. The object of these grooves is to enable the matrices, tov fitraddle, the same number of rails lfifiigfiiobviously only one of them isasvisibfle,ethe-afother-standing behind it). 60 These rails are fixedto the column of magazinesb to;12-.in;-:such a way as to be al-ined with the traveli.;of.-the matrices as they appreach.theentrancezmouths 13 to 20 of the rn agazineswonntheir Way thereto from the 85 distributer 21. The matrices of the other group andi lg gged tat. four different levels -main der, the'latter constitutes a group hav- 'it in that position.

onts, 'havetheir bot-toni-sides 'ungroovd,

,of the absence of grooves being toprevent .them straddling .the' said rails 42* Thus* -when one halfrof the and the-other. half n'ot' groo'ved,' there are produced two roups- 1' and '2'' see "Fi s. 1 -.-to 4,6, 7, and" pro ecting from each side edge as hereto- '1 J fore) are capable of" selecting, for" the puipose of the final distributionof the matrices, the particular one of the magazines 5 -to 12 from wh ch they were composed and 'irito which it 1s required'that they should bere turned. This capacity is secured to" them by the lugs 22 of each matrix of a font-being at a level setwise of the matrix either higher or lower than that of the lugsof any other font. This difl'erenc'e I in level ,is clearly shown per-8e in-Figs. 3 and 4.

The'number of groups into WhlCll the fonts of matrices is divided, depends fund'amentally upon the thickness of the matrices.

It has been assumed that as the matricesbeing for display work, head lines, and the l1ke-are thick, they are thick enoughfor their lugs 22 to be at four levels. 'The-criterion for the number of these levels is the thickness of the ledges (described farther 'on) in the matrix channels and with which the lugs 22 cooperate to effect the selection above described, together with. the maintenance of suflicientstrength in the said lugs -to withstand all thestrains to which they willbe subjected as they pass, through the machine. Further, it has been assumed that there are eightmagazines inthe column. Eightjdivided by four settles the number of groups as two.' If there had been twelve? magazines, that number would have been three,-if-the number of levels were three, the" number of groups would be two with six" magazines and three with nine. If the division of magazines bylevels' leaves a reing the remainder number of levels. j The reason why there are two grooves in a groovedmatrix is that one would not prevent a matrix tipping out of the fiat and that more than two are not required to keep 115 The magazines are held togetherin the form of a column int-he well known way and are notjverticall; adjustable for change offont.,. v vfllzo Thereflisonlyone distributer 21 for all the magazines of this column and thisis of 1 the well known? permuted'bar and traversing screw construction, for distributing matrices'accordin'g to character. The-mat.-

drop' from it as heretofore into the respec- ;u

tive channels of a general magazine en-u;

trance 23 common asheretofore to all-"the 12a ricesj "travel along it in the usual way and'fl.

. the magazine entrance 23', slides down the rails 4;. The ungrooved matrices 1 of one group being restricted by the absence of grooves to sliding corporeally above the said rails, slide off them on to a rearward extension 25 of the bottom plate of the top group of magazines 5 to 8. The grooved matrices 2 of the o her of the two groups (it has been pointed out that only two groups are provided for by the illustrated construction) .slide down the rails 4, it is true, but, be-

' cause of their grooves 3, they straddle these rails so that only that portion 26 of their thickness-see Fig. -il.which the said grooves leave them, is then corporeally above the rails l, and their bottom sides practically to low to slide onto the extension 25. Th e is therefore, no alternative for them bu to slide through'the port 27 between the rails 4 above and the extension 25,011 to a rearward extension 28 of the bottom plate of the bottom group of magazines 9 to 12. Thus one depth of grooves 3f in half the fonts of matrices, divides the latter into two groups. In other words, the number ofgroove depths and of the cooperating ports, is one less than the number of groups into which the fonts are to be divided. If three groups were required there would be two different groove depths, three groups of magazines, and a second pair of rails? a second port, and ,a second extension between the rails 1 and the extension 25 to conduct the fonts grouped from the otherl fonts by the intermediate groove depth into the intermediate group of magazines.

. The grouped matrices slide over the extensions 25, 28 to the entrance mouths 13 to 20 of their respective magazines 5 to 12, and there each meets the devices with which the lugs 22 cooperate to selectthe magazine to which the respective matrix belongs. vThese devices consist of a ledge or switch 29- Figs. 5 and 6-projecting inwardly from each side 30 of each entrance mouth 13 to 20 and of each matrix channel 31 in a" magazine, excepting in the case of one row of those mouths and channels. The excepted row may be either the top or the bottom one of a group of them. According to the constructional form illustrated, it is the bottom one. One lug 29 is exactly opposite its fellow lug in bothmouth and channel and their common width such that the matrices shall slide by their lugs smoothly over them. The matrices that have entered the general magazine entrance 23 having been their bottom side's.

all the ledges 29 and slide onto the plate 33 enter the magazine to which it belongs.

Thus, those that had been composed from magazme 8 have their lugs 22 flush with These, therefore, miss which extends from one side of the column of entrance mouths 13 to 20 .and magazines 5 to 12 to the other, thereby dividing them into two groups and from there on to the bottom plate 34 of their matrix channel'31 in the respective magazine. And those that were composed from magazine 5 have their lugs 22 at a level proper for engaging on the top pair of. ledges 29 and slide along them until they are over and on the bottom plate 3-1 of their matrix channel 31 in the.

res )ective magazine.

A 0 long as there are bottom plates 3 1, the ledges 29 need not extend as far as the delivery mouths of the magazines, but may stop where a matrixv will drop from them fairly on to abottom plate. But theplate 33 as well as all the plates Bel excepting the one that serves as the bottom plate of the column, may be replaced by ledges 29. The

extensions 25, 28, (and as many more under them as an increase in the number of matrix font groups may necessitate) must extend for the full width of the series of group separating rails and of the entrance months 13 to 20 to provide surfaces connecting the respective series of rails with the respective group of entrance mouths.

The sides of the matrices which contact with the rails 4 are hereafter referred to as the operative sides to distinguish them from the top sides which are not affected by, nor concern, the inventlon.

A modification of the invention consists in dispensing with the separation of the different groups. According to it, all the matrices have flat operative sides, there is no port 27 or support 28 because no second group of magazines is required.

It is to be noted that in the constructional form illustrated, the paths of the matrices from the magazine entrance 23 to the delivery mouth of the magazines inclusive is an inclined one, so that the power that moves the matrices along their paths is gravity modified by friction between the operative faces of the matrices and the surfaces over which they move, so far exactlv as in the commercial machine above mentioned.

Apart from their cooperation with the grooved matrices for the purpose of separating them from the flat matrices, the rails 4 are only matrix supports intermediate of the magazine entrance and the magazines. And the ledges 29'onthe sides of the magazine entrance mouths 13 to 20 are also only matrix supports. As such, the said supports may be dispensed with, the magazines 5 to o ma rix ann led es 12 being located with their grooves 31 and clofse up; to; the: front edges of the SW 57 2 w ad i i i U uahtwg pearl stamped to co 1th the two lugs 221011 ,thewr'especedge; :ofa;ma.t1*i iby:-being 'l'wh'olly respective 311131314X channel and P o. RRQ t h. The-. r nt -idsc ,the;levers of each column 39,}ivorking inthe vell known Wayin a plane angles to the slope of the, magazines and throughthe latter", each link being nor- Hially depressed by a spring 40 to lock the 4 respective matrices back and having its'bot-.

torn end operatively' connected to the top end I of.themsualiescapement rod 41-. that connects board 42 in the usualway.

the, saidqcoli mn of-levers 36 with the keyma gazineand geny ll'he f column of magazines,

. enal magazine entrance are all rigidly fast together and to a usual way.- p The inultiphcity of magazines makes. it

necessary that the-delivery mouth of only ,one' of the improved magazines should be 'open'at a time. Figs. mouths of magazines 5 to 10 and-12 closed pan-d they 7, and 7* show the present invention provides improved means for'keepin'g' all the delivery mouths closed so i excepting one, and also improved means for enabling the operator to open and keep open that of-the magazine from which he wishes to compose. These means are as follows p44 1s a rock shaft extending along the top of'e'ach mouthj lllgS. e. 9., 40 on abracket 46 magazines.

and turning in suitable bear- I fastto the column of Each shaft 44 carries one or in the same plane and are fast to the respective shaft 44. {If each shaft has only one mouth closer 47, the latter extends for the full-Width of the respec tive delivery mouth; if it has a series as shown in Figs. 7 and T t/each mouth closer is only as'wide as a matrix channel 31.

48 ,F igs. 5 and 7 is a rectangular frame fast "to the machine frame conveniently near the keyboard 42. 49 ;f 49 are a series of hor zontal pull-and-push rods work ngjfrom front to rear and vice versa in the'frame 48.

'Thereareaslminy of these rods 49 as there areshafts 44, each'rod 49 being connected to one of the said shafts in such a way that the push. in orpull out of the rod 49 Will roclc the respective shaft 44 accordingly:

thereby'either opening or closing the deliv- "erymouthcontrolld'by-it.-

The co nnection betweena rod 49 and its c'onsists of a pair of inclined slots raised vertical sides. 5L ofa-slotshaft; 44

e. espective isidewall 80.

.s, are; connected to -a link magazine frame 43 in the" mouth of jmagazine'll open. Tl1e in the side walls 30 and bearings series of mouth closers 47 All 52 in a rod 49; a vertical rodfifi h avinga "tmn r t me sweate ita- 'gagedin both slots 5.0a d itst allvconnected to one arm -ve'rP'55' -fulcruiiied at an 56, say-"ea ths machine r Tcli'ne'drod 5"? having its 'bott ficen'iiected' to 10th arm" ai 'd its top ,end passed my on tliefbracket" 46 fandf v H v 3175 i'vhi'ch 'isin constant "engagement w th he rear side of a pinion 6O fastfonthe adjacent end of the said rod 44. lVith a connection exactly as just specified, pulling .out a rod 49 opens'all the delivery mouth closers 47 controlled by itthroughthe connected shaft 1 44 and it is preferred that it should be a pull on arod49 as distinguished from a push that should do this. Butit'is absolute-1y necessary that the opening of the said mouthcloserslt? should be accompanied by the closing of all thosethen open and the leaving of all the others closed. To provide for'this an adaptation of a lazy tongs is provided. This. adaptation consists of a series of links 61 pivotally connected together, each link by its opposite ends to respectively its two neighbors. and the outer ends of the two outer links pivotally connected to the frame 48 at 62, 63; a roller 64.0n each pivot intermediate of the two points 62, 63; a groove 65 in the frame 48 for alternate roll- -ers 64 to roll in; and a plate 66 on each rod ".49 for the other rollers 64 to roll over, one

roller contacting only with. its own plate. Theseries'of plates 66 are alined with each other (or would be) when all the rods 49 are in the --p" ushed in position. The parts enumeratedareso correlated that only one pair of inksfil can-be spread at a time and that the spread position of this pair compels all the others to be closed. Thus pulling out the rod-49 which controls the delivery mouth of magazine 11, pushes in the rod49 that was previously out, and leaves all the other rods in the pushed in position.

67 is a handle on the front end of each rod 49- outside the frame 48 and 68 is a stop on each rod to prevent it being pushed in by the operator or pulled out by him through the lazy tongs too far. p 69Figs.5 7, and 7-is the assembler entrance delivering the matrices on to the usual assembler belt 70. vThe entrance 69 may be of any suitable type but it must have channels 71 adapted to receive thematrices on the fiat and these channels must havematrix turners 72 to turn them into the usualedge-to-t-he-front position beforev they are delivered to the belt 70. It is shown as piv- 1 .5. oted at 73 for .being swung up from before the column 'of magazineso to 12.

Figs. 9 a-nd 9', show a combination of the above described column of. magaz nes, matricesyand the necessarily associated parts,"1

with a machine known commercially under the trade mark Linotype having a single stationary magazine 74, single distributor 21, single magazine entrance 75, single assembler entrance 713, and magazine frame 77, but omitting, to prevent confusion, the

- magazine mouth closers shown and described with reference to Figs. 5. and 7. For the purpose of the said combination, the distributor 21'is of the well known construction to serve the magazine or magazines '7 4, z. e.,

' it has ninety permutations, ninety being the number of characters'in a magazine 74. But as the magazines 5 to 12 take their matrices on the fiat and must for the sake of convenience be of the same widthas a magazine 74, each of them can have say only thirty matrix grooves,- a number which is quite sufficient for display work and the like. The

matrices of the last mentioned magazines" magazine 7 4; 80, its escapement rod; and 81,

the intermediate lever and push rod. Seeing that all the magazines ofthe column-5 to 12, must be out of action .when a magazine 74 (or one of them) is in action, and vice versa; thatthere is only a single key board, and, only a single distributer for both column 5 to 12 and magazine or magazines 74;

three things are necessary-first, only either of the two magazine entrances 23 or 75 may be in operative relationship with the distributer at a time; second, each key lever of the keyboard must actuate the respective escapement rod 80 through the corresponding one 1; and third, only either set of escapement rods, 41 or 80, may be in operative connection with its respective set of escapement levers 3G or 79, at the same time. Thus if a ma azine 74 is to be used the ma azine entrance 75 must be in operative relationship 'wlth the distributor 21; the set of escapement rods must be connected with the set 41' so as to be actuated by them respectively,

rod by rod; and the set 41 must be out of operative connection with its escapement levers 37. It is preferred thatthe means for supplying the three necessities above stated should be under the control of a single device, 6. 9., a hand lever pivoted on the key board 42. But each means may be under a separate controlling. device.

S2 is the hand lever Just mentioned. The means for actuating the two magazine entrances consist of the following-parts.

83 is the fulcrum of the lever 82, and 84 a rearwardly extending arm operatively fast 'to the lever 82. 85 is a link connecting the arm 84 to an arm extending rearward from the magazine entrance 75. S7 is an arm fast ,of the invention telescopically connected therewith in order that it may slide rearward into operative relationship with the distributor and frontward out of such relationship. This sliding is between the maga-- zine frame 43' and a roller 89 carried by an independent stationary bracket 90. Thevfulcrum 83 may be and preferably is a rod eX- tending to the opposite side of the column of magazines where there is a second set of parts 84 to 90.

The means by which each key lever of the key board 42 actuates the respective escapement rod 80 are as follo\v5:--Each rod 80 stands immediately behind the respective rod'41'. and is connected with it by a-bell crank lever 91 fulcrumed at 92 in a suitably supported and stationary casing or support 93. The front end of a lever 91 rests upon.

a shoulder 94 conveniently produced by a notch 95 in the rear edge of a rod 41, while the rear end of the saine lever is bent to the 9 consists of an upstanding arm 96 operatively fast to the hand lever 82, a link 97 from it to one arm of a bell crank lever 98 fulcrumed on the keyboard 42 and a link 99 from the other arm to a bar 100 fast to the set of levers 91 behind their fulcrum 92 and a link 101 extending upward from the lever 82, having a cam surface 102 on its rear edge and the like .on its front edge but opposed to each other and both engaging in a loop 103 fast on the rear end of a bar 104 having fast'on its front end a loop 105 embracing the top ends of the set of rods 41. Provided that the functions of the three means just described are reserved, their respective details-may be varied to any extent.

106 is a magazine mouth closer. for a magazine 74 worked from the link 101 through 'anarm 107. The position chosen for illustration is that proper for composition from and distribution into the magazine 74. The three means and the magazine'mouth closer 106 were moved thereinto jumn of magazines, by (at) making the link 55 magazine azine, ,eiiti 3.- into operative 1 rethlthejdistr buter 21, (5) m k- 7 the 'front ends of'the "clear off the highest position of z I r 9,; slink I101 push the lIitQ'lQQflttlCli with their re k p ,flIZ' Ia'nd the installation of randam-y ma gazines 74: together with the uances, be reversed. 11

t o 12 -can be rocked up out and, distributing position,

f a quick change of the of them being effected.

, Thepo bination of a magazine having ase'rieS of"chan'nels, and a column of inatri c es stored fend toend lll'BilGll channel, the niatricesfiii the adjacent columns being ar- 4'0fran'ged'Qedge."to'edge, for the purpose de s ri ed-T 2; In a, typographical machine comprising liria rices of different forms, the combination of 'plurality'fo f magazines, a channel oii long which'the matrices trayel. v a'ada seriesoffixed ledges or switches ext nding to the r spective magazines andwith one oranother of which the matrices will engageaccording to their form, for the pur- '0 pose described y l lnfa fltypographical distributingmachine Ithe', combination of a plurality of magaz nes; a plurality of different matrix fo'iitsjdistinguished from each other by selecting-lugs arranged at differ ent 1 1 js twia fi the matrices according oiit {and supports located at correspondin l els in-the paths of the matrices to 1, their magazines don which the SEHCl'SGlQQfiiif 'gllug s 1 pect y e In at, typographical distributing machine, the combination of plurality of magazines plurality .of difierent matrix fonts;"distinguished from each other 'by magazine'selectiiigdugs' arranged at differe trance 75 o'ut of and five n 5 The same motion of the ihcloses "the mouthclo'ser 106. p r s 1 positions'of the column of' cgoperating, escapements, escapement rods sh dws'ineansbv which the column v \i a gazine or magazines 74, far

onsist' n. the said column ent leuels'setwise of the matrices according to font; supports located at corresponding levels in the paths of the matrices to their magazines and on which the said-selecting z lugs can respectively engage; and supports located in the tmaga zinesat corresponding levels to receive the matrices distributed to them respectively. 1

' In a typographical distributingtmm o. chine, the combination of'a plurality of magazines; a plurality of matrix fonts divided'into two groups by the operative sides of one group being flat and those of the other grooved, the fonts of each group distinguished from each other by magazine select-i ing lugs arranged at different levels according to font yrails along which all the matrices slide and which the grooved matrices straddle, thereby separating the grooved fonts from the flat ones; supports located at levels corresponding with theflug levels and respectively inthe paths of the matrices to their magazines; and a port located between the rails and the said supports.

' 6,111- atypographical distributing machine, the combination of va plurality of magazines, a plurality of matrix fonts di- .Vided into groups by the operative sides of one group being flat and those of another grooved, the fonts of one group being distinguished from each other'by having'magazine selecting lugs arranged in different set- Wise positions on the matrices according to font, a rail along which all the matrices slide and which the. grooved matrices straddle. thereby separating the grooved fonts from the flat ones, and supports or switches onto which the separated matrices are delivered and by which they are carried to one or another'of themagazins according to thelocation of their selecting-lugs.

7. In atypographical distributing machine, the combination "of 'a'plurality of magazines adapted to carry their matrices on the flat; a plurality of matrix fonts distinguished from each other "by magazine selecting lugs-at different levels setwise of the matrices according to font; a distributer separating.thematrices according to eharacter anddrop'ping each in an edge-on position magazine entrance'common to all the magazines; means for turning-the-matrices as they passthrough the said entrance. from the edge-on into the on-the-flat position;- means intermediate of the said entrance and the entrance mouths of the magazines, for separating the matrices into fonts; and means for delivering the separated mum into their respective'magazines. a 8. In a typographical composing and distribut-ing machine, the combination 'of a php rality'of magazines adapted tocarry thei'r matrices on the fiat; aplurality of'matrix fonts distinguished' from each other by magazine selecting lugs at different; levels 1 setwise of the matrices according to font; a

distributer separating the'matrices according'to character and dropping each in an edge-n posit1on;'a magaz ne entrance common to all the magazines; means for turning I the matrices as they pass through the said entrance-from the edge-on into the on-theflat position; means intermediate of the said magazine entrance and the entrance mouths of the magazines for separating the matrices into fonts;and a single assembler entrance divided to receive the matrices issuing from the plurallty ofmagazines and to deliver them at'a given point; and means for turning them from the on-the-fiat into the edge- -on position as they pass through the said intermediate of the said entrance and the entrance mouths of the said magazines for separating the matrices into fonts.

10. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the con'ibination of a plurality of magazines each adapted to carry a complete font v of matrices; a plurality of different matrix fonts; a single distributer separating the matrices according to character irrespective of font; a magazine en-, trance common to the plurality of magzines; fixed means intermediate of the said entrance and the entrance mouths of the said magazines for separating the matrices into fonts; and a single assembler entrance divided to receive the matrices issuing from thesaid magazines and to deliver them at a given point.

11. In a typographical distributing machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines; a plurality of different matrix fonts distinguished from each other by having xniagazii'ie selecting lugs at different levels setwise of the matrices; and ledges at differentlevels corresponding respectively with the levels of the matrix lugs and on whi'ch'the said lugs can. automatically engageaccording to font.

12. In a typographicaldistributing machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines; a plurality of matrix fonts distinguished from each other by ha ving magazine selecting lugs at different levels setwise of the matrices; and ledges at different levels in the magazines correspoi'iding respectively with the levels of the matrix lugs and on which these'lugs can auton'iatically engage according to font.

13. In .a typographical distr buting niachine, the combination of a plurality of magazines; a plurality of matrix fonts dist nguished from each other b having magazine selecting lugs at di erent levels; a

magazine entrance common to all the maga-' with the levels of the, matrix lugs and onwhich the latter can automatically engage according to font; and ledges in the magazines registering respectively with the ledges just mentioned.

14; In a typographical distributing machine, the combination of a pluralityof magazines; a plurality of matrix fonts distinguished from each other by having magazine selecting lugs at differentlevels setwise of the matrices; a magazine entrance common to all the magazines; and ledges at diifcrent levels in the magazines registering respectively with the levels of the matrix lugs. I

15. In a typographical distributing machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines; a plurality of matrix font-s'distinguished from each other by having magazine selecting lugs at different levels; a magazine entrance common to all the magazines; magazine entrance tmouths having ledges at different levels corresponding respectively with the levels of the matrix lugs and on which the latter can automatically engage according to font; ledges in the magazines registering respectively with the ledges just mentioned; and matrix supports intermediate of the said magazineentrance and magazine entrance mouths. K

16. In a typographical distr buting machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines; a plurality of different matrix fonts distinguished from each other by having matrix selecting lugs at different levels and divided into groups of fonts by some of i the fonts having flat and the others grooved operative sides; rails for separating the grooved matrices from the ungrooved ones; and ledges at different levels corresponding respectively with the levels of the matrix lugs and on which the said lugs can automatically engage accordingto font.

17. In a typographical distributing machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines; a plurality of matrix fonts distinguished from each other by having matrix selecting lugs at different levelsalnd divided into groups of fonts by somegof the fonts having flat and the others grooved operative sides; and ledges at different levels in the magazines corresponding respectively with the levels of the matrix lugs and on which these lugs can automatically engage according to font. I

18. In a typographical distributing machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines; a plurality of matrix fonts distinguished from each other by having magaz ne selectin lugs at different levels and divided into groups of fonts by some -.of the fonts having flat and. the others. grooved operative sides; a magazine entrance com-,

mon to all the magazines; rails for separating'the grooved matrices from the ungrooved chine, the combination of a plurality of magazineS; a plurality of matrix font-s distinguished from each other by having magazine selecting lugs at different levels and divided into groupsof fonts by some of the 'fonts havingflat and the others, grooved operative sides; a magazine entrance common to all the magazines; and ledgesin the magazines registering respectively with the levels of the matrix lugs.

20. In a typographical distributing machine, the combination of a plurality of mag azincs; a plurality of matrix fonts distinguished from each other by having magazine selecting lugs at different levels and divided into groups of fonts bysome of the fonts having fiat and the others, grooved operative sides; a magazine entrance common to all the magazines; magazine entrance mouths having ledges at difierent levels corresponding respectively with the levels of the matrix lugs and on which the latter can automatically engage according to font; ledges in the magazines registering respectively with the ledges just mentioned; and separating rails intermediate of the magazine entrance and the ledges of the entrance mouths of the magazines. I

21. In a typographical machine,'the combination of a plurality of magazines, movable flaps to cover the delivery mouths of the magazines, actuating devices connected to the several flaps to efiect both their opening and closing, and means \vhereby the opening movement of one ofsaidactuating devices efiects' positively the closing movement of another of said devices.

'22. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, movable flaps to cover the delivery mouths of themagazines. actuating devices connected to theseveral flaps to effect both the r opening and closing, and direct connections be tween the several actuating devicesivhereby the opening movement of one effects positively the closingmovement of another.

23. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, movable members to confine the matrices Within the magazines, a series of independently op erable actuating devices connected to, thef several matrix confining devices for mov ng them both to active and inactive'position,

and means whereby the movement of one of said members to inaotive'position positively,

effects the movement of another to inactive; '75";

position. I

Q-l. In a typographical iiiaQliineQtlie coin? bination of a plurality of magazines, acorj responding plurality of shiftable devices to: i

select one or another of the magazinesjand means whereby the actuation of one" of fthe selecting devices restores aprevious ly' actiiated'one to its normal-or origihflfposititih,.j, the said means acting also top1'* e vent v the actuation of more than one of the selectii devices at a time. i

distributing machine, the combination of In a typographical composing and two independent magazine installations eachwith its own matrix escapeinents; a single distributer and a single keyboard;common trance'for each; a setof escapeinent rods the said distributer at the sametiine; means 90 to bot-h installations and a iii; 1gazi ne@ en;f i

by which each key lever oil the'key. bo ard must actuate the respective escape'mentrod' to one of the installations through the re-v spective escapementrod to the other off, them; means by which only either set o'f escapement rods can be in operative connection with its respective matrix escapements at the same time; and a dev ce for actuating;

each of the said means. i

26. In a typographical composing and distributing machine. the combination. of. tivo independent magazineinstallations each v with its own matrix escapements; a single.

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distributer and a singlekey board. common to both installations and a-inagazi ie en,- v trance for each; a set of escapeinent rods for each installation connecting itsj matrix es.

capements to the said-key boardyn eans bv;

which only either ofqthe tWQhlflQflZllie. e11 trances can be in operative relationship;with the said distributor at the same-time;means by which each key lever'on the key board;

must actuate the respective escapemcnt rod to one of the installations through the respective escapement rod to the other of them; means by which only either set of, escapement rods can be in operative 001111801],

tion with its respective matrix;-escape neiitsat the same time; and= .-ja deviceicon mon to all the three said means for actuating them .7

in unison.

27. In a typographical chine, the combination. ofwa; single key;

composing Ii'i rf: I

board; two independent maganme installatlons each having its ownmatrix escapements and escapement rods operatively connecting them respectively with the key board; a set of levers in constant engagement withone-set of escapement rods and capable of being in engagement with the.

other set at the same time; and manually operated means for engaging them with the said other set and at the same time disconnecting the latter from its matrix escapements and alternatively for disengaging them from the other set and at the same time connecting the latter with its matrix escapements.

28. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of two independent installations of magazines, the oneconsisting of a magazine resting directly on the machine frame and being capable of being quick changed with reference thereto, the other consisting of a column of superposed magazines having mouth closers controlling the respective delivery mouths and normally resting .upon the one installation just mentioned; means located near the key board of the machine for actuating the said closers; connecting rods from the said means to the mouth closers; a pivotal connection between the main frame of the machine and the bottom front edge of the column about which it can be rocked to the front off the said other installation to allow of a quick change in the-latter; and a pivot in each of the said connecting rods axially alined with the pivot of the column.

29. Distributing mechanism comprising in combination means .for distributing the matrices according to character regardless of font, means for dividing the matrices so distributed into groups, one at least containing'a plurality of fonts, and further means for separating the matrices in the respective groups according to individual.

font.

30. Distributing mechanism comprising,

in combination, means for distributing the matrices according to character regardless of font, means for dividing the matrices so distributed into groups, each comprising a plurality of fonts, and further means for separating the matrices in the respective groups according to individual. font.

31. In a typographicalmachine, the combination of a plurality of fonts of type' or matrices adapted to travel endwise through the machine and formed with projectlngv matrices, those of one font being formed in thelr side faces with longitudinal grooves and those of another fontbeing without such grooves, and means to cooperate with the matricesand deliver-them at one point or another according to form. 1

33. A'magazine comprising two parallel side plates and a series of intermediate paring formed in their opposing faces with grooves wherein the ears of'the matrices engage, and the said grooves lying in the same plane so that the matrices in adjacent coltition'plates, the sai'd partition plates be--- rices aquarter turn in their passage from the distributer to the magazine.

35. In a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine formed with a series of channels wherein the type'or matrices are arranged end to end in'a flatwise position, and assembling devices to receive the type ormatrices from themagazine .and constructed to give them a quarter turn in their passage therethrough.

36, In a typographical machine, the combination of two series of escapements, two series of actuating devices therefor, and means for moving one series of actuating devices into operative relation to the corresponding series of escapements, and simultaneously moving the other series of actuating devicesout of operative relation to its corresponding series of escapements.

37. In a typographical machine, the combination of two fixed series of escapements,

two distinct series of actuating devices corresponding series of escapements at will.

38. In a typographical machine, the combination of two magazines each provided with a series of escapements, two series of actuating devices for the escapements, two magazine entrances, one for each of the magazines, and means for bringing one or another of the magazine entrances into operative relation to its corresponding magazine and simultaneously connecting the escapements of said magazine with their corresponding actuating devices.

39. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines to containthe type or matrices, and a series of shifta-ble devices for selectingone or another of the magazines, the said devices being interconnected in such manner .thatthe shifting of one will, directly and positively return another to its normal position.

40. In a typographical machine comprisendwise, and means to coiiperate with the matrices in their endwise travel and deliver them at one point or another according to their form. i

41. In a typographical machine comprising matrices formed with projecting ears located in different setwise positions on the respective matrices, the combination of a conductor along which the matrices travel endwise, and, a series of ledges or switches to cotiperate with the matrices in their endwise travel and deliver them at one point or another according to their form.

42. In atypographical machine,-'the combination of matrices each formed with projecting ears, a conductor along which they travel endwise, and a series of superposed ledges or switches located ,in the path of travel of the matrices, the said matrices having their projecting ears located in difl'erent setwise positions so as to engage one or another of the switches according to their form.

43. In a typographical machine comprising matrices, some formed with a longitudinal groove in their side .faces and others having their side faces plain or flat, the combination of a conductor along which the matrices travel, and means to cooperate with the matrices during their travel and deliver them at one point or another according to form.

44. In a typographical machine comprising matrices, some formed with a longitudinal groove in their side faces and others having their side faces plain or' flat, the

combination of a. conductor along which the matrices travel, and a rail or switch located in the path of travel of the matrices and adapted to be straddled by the groovedones While the others will be engaged therelhlt -bination of a conductor along which the matrices travel, a series of fixed ledges or switches to receive the matrices and deliver them at different points, and a 'furtherrail or switch located in advance of said series and adapted to control the passage of the -matrices thereto. 46. Inatypographical machineconiprising matrices, the combination of a conductor along which they travel, a series of fixed ledges or switches to receive the matrices and deliver them. at different points, and a rail or switch located in advance ofsaid series, some of the matrices being formed with grooves to clear the rail, and. others being without such grooves so as to be delivered thereby to the series of switches and formed with projecting ears located'in different setwise positions thereon so as to engage one or another of the switches according to their form.

47. In a typographical machine comprising matrices formed with projecting ears located in difierent setwise. positions thereon, the combination of a conductor along which they travel, two series of fixed ledges or switches to receive the matrices and deliver them at difi'erent points according to the location of their projecting ears, and a rail or switch located in advance or the two series, some of the matrices being formed 

